Wednesday 18 September 2013

Dragons Dream TIO #150 A Game of Your Choice - Vintage, Buttons and Lace

It's back to my turn over at the Dragons Dream TIO blog,  I would like you to choose a game, any kind you like Board/Computer/Outdoor and then add in my recipe of Vintage, Buttons and Lace, and at least one real stamp on your tag.
When I was young we had many happy holidays at my Nana and Grandpa's caravan near Garstang, Lancs. We had an old shirt box crammed with board games, and bit's and pieces to amuse us as we didn't have electric on site at the time, just wonderful gas lamps!!
Up's age give a way!! One of our favourite games was Bingo, and we would use old button's to mark off the numbers as they came up, happy times.
I started out by embossing the base tag with a Darice folder and trimmed along the bottom to show the lacy edge. Then I coloured the entire tag with a mix of Victorian velvet and Brown Corduroy distress inks and a smooching of gilding wax around the edges.I than stamped out the TH bingo cards and line, cut out some small tatty flowers, and added the same colours to both along with some swirly leafy leftovers from another project that were sitting on my desk. Having lost my beautiful little piece of lace, I panicked not, and cut out some paper lace with a Cheery Lynn die, phew think I got away with that one!
The finishing touch are the old shirt buttons as flower centres.
As for the old shirt box full of wonderful memories, it is still treasured to this day and I will never part with it.

If you would like to join in with our latest challenge just click on the link on my sidebar, just please rememnber to use at least one real stamp on your tag.

7 comments:

Inkypinkycraft said...

this looks gorgeous, love how you have combined the elements x hugs x

Rita said...

Wow Elizabeth. I just love your creation. Its absolutely fabulous. Hugs Rita xxx

Silvia(Barnie) said...

A wonderful collage tag, love all the details.

Paper Profusion said...

This is so gorgeous Elizabeth - especially love the lacy flourishes and soft shades. Nicola x

Beryl said...

What a clever and beautiful tag to remind you of your (not so distant) youth.
Beryl xx

Helen said...

What a fabulous tag, and full of memories too!!

Alie Hoogenboezem-de Vries said...

A great make Elizabeth